County government · Jackson County, AL

Jackson County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Jackson County took in $21.1 million and spent $21.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes38%State tax money27%Fees for services (garbage collection, parks and recreation)22%Fines and other12%Federal tax money<0.1%

What stands out

18%

of Jackson County's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people gets 1.8%.

County taxes38%

Property tax
20%$4.3 million
Other taxes
18%$3.8 million
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other selective sales taxes and 1 more
  • Other licenses$1.9 million
  • Other selective sales taxes$1.1 million
  • Motor fuel taxes$801 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$4.7 million
What's in fees for servicesGarbage collection; other service charges and 2 more
  • Garbage collection$2.7 million
  • Other service charges$1.1 million
  • Parks and recreation$982 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$21 thousand

State tax money27%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
27%$5.7 million

Fines and other12%

Interest, rents and other
12%$2.6 million

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails32%Roads, transit and parking31%Running the government and other costs15%Water, sewer, trash and utilities13%Parks, recreation and libraries4.8%All other spending3.8%

What stands out

31%

of Jackson County's spending goes to roads, transit and parking.A typical U.S. county of 50,000 to 250,000 people spends 8.9%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
32%$6.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; prisons and jails and 2 more
  • Police$3.4 million
  • Prisons and jails$2.4 million
  • Fire protection$563 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$446 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
31%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$3.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.1 million
  • Government buildings$774 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
13%$2.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.8%$1.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$1.0 million
Social services
2.9%$608 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$608 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.5%$107 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$107 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$80 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Jackson County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Jackson County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.